Wiehnachtswäg Aeschi 2026/27: the Christmas story in six pictures — and why you need a torch
✓ Checked at the source · as of 12 October 2026
In Aeschi above Lake Thun, six lovingly staged pictures tell the Christmas story, about an hour on foot. Lanterns show the way, but only discreetly; Aeschi Tourismus explicitly advises bringing your own torch. At the end the Beizli waits with all-you-can-eat raclette.
📅 Lit days 2026/27 — date and status
39 days in a row, 6 weekends included.
Wiehnachtswäg Aeschi
✓Sunday, 29 November 2026 – Wednesday, 6 January 2027 · 39 days
- Organiser
- Aeschi Tourismus
Source: aeschi-tourismus.ch · checked on 12 October 2026
🕐 Lighting times and closed days
A period does not yet tell you whether the light is on your evening.
Sunday 29 November 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027 · lit daily 5–10 pm
🗓️ Is it lit today?
39 days with something on, 11 of them on a Saturday or Sunday – enter your day and the check tells you what is open.
📅 Visit-day check
Pick the day you are free — the answer comes from the verified ConvivaPlus dataset, not from a run you have to work out in your head.
| Session | Run | Opening hours | Date set? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiehnachtswäg Aeschi | Sun 29 Nov – Wed 6 Jan39 days | Sunday 29 November 2026 to Wednesday 6 January 2027 · lit daily 5–10 pm | confirmed |
Calculated from the ConvivaPlus dataset — every row with its own source above.
📍 Start & getting there — where it begins
- Meeting point
- Parkplatz beim Start des Wiehnachtswägs, rund 150 m ab PostAuto-Haltestelle Aeschi b. Spiez, Wachthubel (Linie 62)
🔦 Good to know from the organiser
What the organiser spells out: prices and food and drink.
- Food and drink
- Wiehnachtswäg-Beizli mit Glühwein, Punch, Bratwurst und Raclette «bis gnue»
- Valais raclette scraped straight from the wheel at the Beizli on Sat 5 Dec, Sat 19 Dec and Sun 27 Dec 2026.
- Arrival by PostBus recommended (line 62 from Spiez, hourly, to Wachthubel): the last bus back from Wachthubel leaves at 7.58 pm; later services from Aeschi Post, about 30 minutes on foot. Car park at the start CHF 5 flat rate, spaces limited.
✨ What to expect
Aeschi Tourismus invites you to escape the hectic Advent of the cities: six pictures, each with its text, tell the Christmas story. From 5 pm lanterns and the lights at the pictures show the way — discreet guidance, as the organiser itself puts it.
There is also the Wiehnachtswäg Beizli with mulled wine, punch, sausages, cervelat and raclette, every evening also all-you-can-eat. On three evenings a helper scrapes Valais raclette straight from the wheel onto your plate: Saturday 5 December, Saturday 19 December and Sunday 27 December.
Who do you walk the Wiehnachtswäg with?
One click – anonymous, no sign-up required.
🎯 Tips for the evening
A quiet route with little light. What to bring.
- 1Bring a torchThe lanterns only guide discreetly; the organiser explicitly recommends your own torch.
- 2Last PostBus at 7.58 pmLine 62 to Wachthubel, then about 150 metres towards Aeschiried. The last bus back leaves Wachthubel at 7.58 pm; after that only from Aeschi Post, half an hour on foot.
- 3A date for late deciders: 8 of the 16 events with a fixed date have already started before.
- 4From 17:00It only starts at 17:00 – an evening outing.
- 5Until EpiphanyThe trail is lit until 6 January 2027, including Christmas Eve and between the holidays.
📊 Lit days compared with the neighbours
On 39 days Heiligenschwendi is on as well – two places in one outing.
Each bar is one light, dark this one, pale the nearest ones.
- Aeschi bei SpiezWiehnachtswäg Aeschi
🗺️ Nearby — more lights
On the other side of Lake Thun, the Heiligenschwendi Christmas trail tells the same story, also in six stations and from the same Sunday. The Blausee is not far from Aeschi; all Bern lights are on the canton page.
All 23 verified lights in Switzerland in the overview.
More light trails and shows in the canton of Bern
All of the canton of Bern→❓ FAQ — in short
Answers from the verified dataset — no date is carried over from the previous year.
People also ask
Related questions from our magazine
Yes, in Heiligenschwendi, with nearly 150 lanterns.
All verified Bern lights on the canton page.
In three phases from mid-November, not on Christmas Eve.
The ConvivaPlus verdict
Aeschi is the quiet trail, not the spectacular one: little light, one story, a Beizli at the end. That is exactly why it suits an evening when you do not want crowds.
Freshness note: Dates and times read at the source on 12 October 2026; the organiser keeps adding details.
Check the latest: ConvivaPlus light trails dataset 2026/27 – Aeschi bei Spiez →
- ◆39 days of opening – the typical event this season lasts 36 days.
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How we check
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